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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Nelson Sydney VANS ACFT RV8A · Englewood, CO · May 4, 2017

Date: May 4, 2017 · 11:23 local
Place: Englewood, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N832SD
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA257
Reported as: Nelson Sydney Vans Acft RV8A
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 523 total5 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days

N832SDRegistered now · Nelson Sydney VANS ACFT RV8AS/N 80832 Airframe modelNelson Sydney VANS ACFT RV8A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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At 11:23, aircraft struck runway 28 while landing, damaging the nose gear. The aircraft departed the runway approximately 200 yards and to the left of the initial point of contact with the runway. The aircraft flipped over as it left the runway and came to rest on its back. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. One person onboard was uninjured. Weather was VMC.

As the FAA filed it

AT 11:23, AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY 28 WHILE LANDING, DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS AND TO THE LEFT OF THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AS IT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ONE PERSON ONBOARD WAS UNINJURED. WEATHER WAS VMC.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA257Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportEnglewood, COThe pilot's improper landing flare and inadvertent selection of the mixture control, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing during gusting crosswind wind conditions.May 4, 2017 · Substantial damage